Archive for March 11th, 2005
Wiggin and Dana’s Franchise Law Blog: “The franchise litigation I’ve seen typically involves franchisees claiming that they skimmed the documents provided to them and called a franchisee or two. Whether these claims are made to try to avoid responsibility for reading all the disclaimers and waivers contained in the UFOC or whether people on the [...]
Paul Graham: You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it because they fail at one of these. A startup that does all three will probably succeed. And that’s kind [...]
Blogads Reader Survery Results 2005
The results from the Blogads reader survey are up: Last year, 61% of responding blog readers were over 30 years old. This year, 75% are over 30 years old. Last year, 40% had family incomes greater than $90,000. This year, 43% exceed that figure. Year over year, some figures are remarkably stable. One reader in [...]
Banks Expand Services for Small Businesses
Startup Journal: Banking is becoming a buyer’s market for entrepreneurs, as financial institutions of all sizes court them with upgraded service and new products. The nation’s 23.7 million small companies account for 99.7% of U.S. employers and pay roughly 44% of the country’s private payroll, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. “Small business has [...]
When You Don’t Have Enough Money For Taxes
ABC News: “What if your small business owes Uncle Sam more than you can pay?” via Law & Entrepreneurship News
